Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.
the nobel peace center is currently showing an exhibit called transit, a photo display of refugees in different countries. the most interesting facts presented in the exhibit were the numbers of refugees in various countries (in 2010): Refugees from Columbia: 454 088 Refugees in Columbia from other countries: 300 Refugees from Afghanistan: 2 917 535 Refugees in Afghanistan from other … Read More
I’ve visited the Oslo opera house many times but have never been tempted enough by any of its concerts to actually see the main music hall inside. So when they held an open house this weekend, I jumped at the chance to go visit. It’s beautiful inside, lots of smooth lines and dark wood, and I really liked the “centerpiece” … Read More
yes, oslo is one of the most expensive cities in the world, and people often complain about measure it using the price of beer. the alternative newspaper natt&dag has a weekly “beer barometer” (ølbarometer) which lists oslo’s cheapest beer places, but unfortunately not online. fear not, I can share with you oslopuls’ recent survey of 55 bars around the city, with prices … Read More
this is my street. on the blue building there’s this inscription: Here Ingvild and Thomas met on March 21, 1998. Now they are married. … “In 2004 they divorced, but they are happy nonetheless.”
I am often passing by Torggata, so I was pleased to see that they are making the street more pedestrian and bike-friendly! Sort of like what they did with New York’s Time Square, they’ve started painting the road itself–but in this case with green spots:
this weekend I passed by this tent in Aker Brygge, and the signs out front caught my eye: Okay, specifically I was intrigued by “whale wok” (wok is the term in Norwegian for stir-fry) and “whale kebab”. I went in to see if I could find the kebabs, but this is the closest I found: You can’t tell from the … Read More
break time! I needed a snack, so I thought I’d try something new–and what better than a retro-looking chocolate bar? oh the excitement… too bad it’s kinda gross. Chocolate covered fake-banana flavoured thing on a layer of marshmallow. ew…
Norway’s national holiday… is not really a holiday. At 8:00 in the morning, I woke up hearing a band playing the national anthem?! so I looked out the window: the school across the street was full of dressed-up students and their parents (and a marching band), and they were already making their way out to the day’s main attraction–barnetoget. Basically … Read More